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Houston Plant, Harris County, Texas: 54 MSHA citations
Updated November 6, 2026. Source: US Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), Open Government Data Sets.
Houston Plant is an active barite barium ore processing facility in Harris County, Texas, operated by Cimbar Resources with 16 employees on MSHA's record (mine ID 4104449). Since January 1, 2022 MSHA inspectors issued 54 citations and orders there with $23,217 in proposed penalties, and 6 accident reports were filed there, with 6 injury or illness cases.
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- MSHA mine ID
- 4104449
- Status
- Active since August 15, 2007
- Main commodity
- Barite barium ore
- Mine type
- Facility
- County
- Harris County, Texas
- Nearest town
- Houston
- Operator
- Cimbar Resources
- Employees
- 16
- MSHA field office
- Broussard LA Field Office
- Citations and orders since January 1, 2022
- 54
- Significant and substantial
- 10 (18.5%)
- Closure orders
- 1
- High negligence or reckless
- 7
- Proposed penalties
- $23,217
- Amount paid so far
- $21,917
- Inspections
- 10
- Inspector hours on site
- 123
- Citations per inspection
- 5.40 (all mines 2.30)
- Accident reports
- 6
- Injury and illness cases
- 6
- Fatalities
- 0
- Latest MSHA record
- August 12, 2026
Citations and injury cases by year
Calendar years since 2022; 2026 runs to the date of the MSHA files.
| Year | Citations and orders | Significant and substantial | Proposed penalties | Injury and illness cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16 | 5 | $8,590 | 1 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | $1,716 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | $7,821 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | $2,421 | 2 |
| 2026 | 12 | 3 | $2,669 | 0 |
Standards cited most at Houston Plant
Sections of Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations named on the citations, with the part each belongs to.
| Standard | What the part covers | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 30 CFR 56.12032 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.20003 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 6 |
| 30 CFR 56.4201 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.14100 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.12004 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 3 |
| 30 CFR 56.14101 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.4104 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12018 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 47.41 | Hazard communication | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.18002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14107 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.12002 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.14112 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 2 |
| 30 CFR 56.11001 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
| 30 CFR 56.14116 | Surface metal and nonmetal mines | 1 |
Injury and illness cases at Houston Plant
Accident reports by degree of injury, as the operator reported them to MSHA.
| Degree | Cases |
|---|---|
| Days away from work or restricted activity | 5 |
| No lost time, or an occupational illness | 1 |
What the accident reports at Houston Plant describe
Accident classification, as MSHA codes the circumstances that contributed most directly.
| Classification | Reports |
|---|---|
| Handling of materials | 3 |
| Machinery | 1 |
| Slip or fall of person | 1 |
| Handtools (nonpowered) | 1 |
Equipment named in accident reports at Houston Plant
| Equipment | Reports |
|---|---|
| Packaging machine | 1 |
| Hand tools (not powered) | 1 |
Other open mines in Harris County, Texas
| Mine | Operator | County | Main commodity | Employees | Citations since 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hockley Mine | United Salt Hockley, LLC | Harris County, TX | Salt | 59 | 98 |
| Right Way | Rightway Sand Company | Harris County, TX | Sand, common | 8 | 58 |
| Houston Plant #2 | Cimbar Performance Minerals | Harris County, TX | Talc | 34 | 46 |
| Houston Mill | Magris Talc USA Inc. | Harris County, TX | Talc | 24 | 44 |
| MineralTech Gulf Coast Abrasives, LLC | MineralTech Gulf Coast Abrasives, LLC | Harris County, TX | Construction sand and gravel | 6 | 33 |
| Hockley Plant | Alleyton Resource Company, LLC. | Harris County, TX | Construction sand and gravel | 3 | 32 |
| Houston Plant | Cimbar Resources | Harris County, TX | Barite barium ore | 35 | 27 |
| Vibrantz Minerals LLC | Vibrantz Minerals LLC | Harris County, TX | Iron ore | 10 | 27 |
| Swilley Pit & Plant | MineralTech Gulf Coast Abrasives, LLC | Harris County, TX | Sand, common | 10 | 19 |
| Spring Plant | Alleyton Resource Company, LLC. | Harris County, TX | Construction sand and gravel | 7 | 11 |
| Houston Sales Yard | Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC | Harris County, TX | Crushed, broken stone | 4 | 5 |
US government work, public domain. Counts come from the MSHA files published on November 6, 2026. An open mine is one MSHA lists as Active, Intermittent, New Mine, Temporarily Idled or NonProducing; 13,673 were open that day. Citations, penalties, inspections and accident reports run from January 1, 2022. A citation is an inspector's allegation and an operator can contest it; the penalty is the amount MSHA first proposed, before any contest or settlement. An operator is the legal entity MSHA assesses, and a parent company is its controller. Mines run by sole proprietors or by individuals are counted in every total and are not named. This page uses MSHA data and is not endorsed or certified by MSHA. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.